Mexico vs Turkey: Number of significant earthquakes
Mexico
3 events
in 2022
Turkey
3 events
in 2024
Mexico rank
4th
Turkey rank
4th
Number of significant earthquakes over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1542 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1780s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Mexico |
| 1850s | 2.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Mexico |
| 1870s | 1.75 events | 1.5 events | 0.25 events | Mexico |
| 1890s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1900s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3 events | 2 events | 1 events | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.67 events | 1.67 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 1 events | 3.33 events | 2.33 events | Turkey |
| 1950s | 1.4 events | 1.6 events | 0.2 events | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.67 events | 1.67 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1.33 events | 2.33 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.33 events | 1.33 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2.67 events | 0.6667 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.5 events | 3.17 events | 1.67 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.5 events | 2 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1 events | 4 events | 3 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of significant earthquakes, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 3 events against 3 events in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of significant earthquakes between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1542 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for number of significant earthquakes?
- Mexico ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of significant earthquakes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A significant earthquake meets at least one of the following: caused deaths, moderate damage ($1 million or more), a magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or generated a tsunami. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.